Bengali food is a delicious mix of veggies, meat, seafood, rice and plenty of mishti. Take a look at these 3 recipes which give you the best of Bengali cuisine in your home kitchen in less than 30 minutes!
How to prepare : Radha Bollobhi, Sorse Bata Ilish, Chenna Panki
Shopping list
500 grams of refined flour
1 medium Hilsa
300 grams of chhena
4 banana leaves
50 grams pistachios
1 small packet of raisins
1 gram of saffron
1 small bottle of honey
For faster preparation
For Bollohi wash and soak the dal. Prepare the dough. Prepare the stuffing by cooking the dal, then dry roast the whole spices, cool and grind them. Then stuff the stuffing in dough and set aside. Cut the fish in darnes, wash and then marinate it with salt and turmeric. Grind mustard seeds and chillies to a fine paste. Cut the potatoes in finger size. Pan fry the fish till golden brown in colour and then the potatoes until brown. For panki cut the banana leave in circles. Then sliver pistachios, soak saffron in water. Mix the chenna with nuts, saffron and honey.
How to go about it
Start with the fish curry. Grease the banana leaves and then spread the chenna mixture, fold them and sear them on both sides till done. Then deep fry the Bollohi till golden brown in colour.
